The Impact of Undergraduate Informatics Education on Nurses' Acceptance of Information and Communication Technologies: A Cross-sectional Study.

This study aimed to examine if exposure to undergraduate nursing informatics educational modalities (ie, lecture, laboratory, and clinical experiences) made a difference in the acceptance of information and communication technologies among nurses in the practice setting. Also, to examine if there was a relationship between selected demographic characteristics and nurses' acceptance of information and communication technologies, a cross-sectional design was used for this study. The Technology Acceptance Model was the theoretical framework for this study.

Weight bias reduction intervention among nurse practitioner students using simulation-based experiences.

Few nurse practitioner (NP) programs include obesity and weight bias education in their curriculum. However, NPs will likely provide care for people living with obesity, many of whom have been discriminated against based on their weight by previous providers, and many NP students may feel unprepared to navigate weight management competently. This pilot study included a weight bias reduction (WBR) intervention, which included a simulation-based experience (SBE) with a standardized participant (SP) and educational activities embedded within the NP curriculum.

Diagnostic Reasoning Competency and Accuracy by Nurse Practitioner Students Following the Use of Structured Reflection in Simulation: A Mixed-Methods Experiment.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of structured reflection used during a simulated patient's diagnostic workup on diagnostic reasoning competency and accuracy and explore participants' cognitive bias experience and perceived utility of structured reflection.

Background: Reasoning flaws may lead to diagnostic errors. Medical learners who used structured reflection demonstrated improved diagnosis accuracy.

ADAPTATION AND TESTING OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY ATTITUDES IN NURSING CARE INSTRUMENT.

Individuals with developmental disability (DD) often experience poor health outcomes, potentiated by healthcare inequities. Nurses have the potential to reduce these inequities through the quality of care provided. The quality of care provided by nursing students, the future generation of nurses, is affected by the attitudes of their clinical nursing faculty.

Diagnostic Reasoning Outcomes in Nurse Practitioner Education: A Scoping Review.

Background: Diagnostic reasoning is the process of collecting, considering, and analyzing information to determine a diagnosis. Educational strategies that structure diagnostic reasoning exposure, experience, and evaluation are hypothesized to improve diagnostic safety. However, few studies measure diagnostic reasoning outcomes in nurse practitioner education.

Nurse Faculty Administrators' Experiences of Communication, Cooperation, Coordination, and Collaboration During Educational Disruption.

Aim: The primary purposes of the study were to describe nurse faculty administrators' experiences of rapid transition and disruption in nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The disruption and shift to remote learning for nursing education programs posed challenges for these administrators.

Method: A descriptive survey methodology with a convenience sample was used with the Four Cs of Disaster Partnering framework.

Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy in Immigrant Health.

Background: The United States has the largest, most diverse immigrant population. Nurses will care for immigrant clients in all areas of nursing practice.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine nursing students' self-efficacy in working with immigrant clients following a service-learning experience.

A Quantitative Research Study Protocol to Advance Simulation Science in Nursing Education.

Aim: This article describes a quantitative simulation study protocol and identifies important methodological considerations for future high-level, rigorous quantitative simulation studies.

Background: Quantitative simulation research studies have been found to be lacking in their conceptualization, study design, and measurement of outcomes, with small samples and lack of rigor in overall study methods.

Method: This protocol reflects research priorities of organizations that drive simulation science and nursing education, published standards of simulation best practice, and use of research methodology within and outside the simulation literature, which includes psychometrically sound instruments and outcomes of importance to cognitive and simulation science.

Internal Reliability Estimates of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric Among New-to-Practice Nurses in a Simulated Setting.

Clinical judgment among new-to-practice nurses is critical for safe patient care. The Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) is a known instrument in undergraduate nursing education research. This study evaluated the internal consistency reliability and changes in the LCJR in a sample of 17 new-to-practice nurses in a simulated setting across four measurements.

Efficacy of a Simulation Program to Improve Clinical Judgment and Clinical Competence Among Graduate Nurses.

Aim: This two-group feasibility study tested the efficacy of a four-scenario simulation program to improve clinical judgment and clinical competence among graduate nurses.

Background: Clinical judgment and clinical competence are underdeveloped among new-to-practice nurses.

Method: Clinical judgment was compared between the intervention group (n = 17) and a control group (n = 26) in the practice setting at two time points.

TeamSTEPPS Curricular-Wide Integration: Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions.

Background: To promote safe patient care, nurses must work collaboratively with members of the interprofessional health care team.

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to explore the effect of a curricular-wide integration of TeamSTEPPS training on baccalaureate nursing students' teamwork knowledge and attitudes and to describe students' perceptions of TeamSTEPPS curricular-wide integration.

Methods: In this quasi-experimental, mixed-methods study, the experimental group engaged in a curricular-wide integration of TeamSTEPPS throughout the baccalaureate nursing program, whereas the control group received no TeamSTEPPS training.

A College of Nursing's Upward Spiral During a Global Pandemic.

Background: In March 2020, COVID-19 forced institutions of higher education, faculty, staff, and students to transition to emergency remote learning. This unprecedented time provided the opportunity to reenvision the delivery of nursing education and operation of the college of nursing, using the principles of the four Cs of interorganizational partnering as a guide supported by positive organizational scholarship.

Method: The Villanova University Fitzpatrick College of Nursing designed and implemented strategies to provide seamless learning opportunities for students in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, while providing necessary support and future planning for the upcoming academic year.

The Realities of Collaboration: An Academic and Practice Partnership in Simulation Education With Nurse Residents.

This article details the collaborative effort between a team of academic nurse educators with educators in a practice setting in the planning and implementation of a simulation-focused study to develop clinical judgment and clinical competency among new-to-practice nurses enrolled in a nurse residency program. Competing priorities between achieving the aims of the study and initiatives within the healthcare system are detailed, and suggestions for future joint research-focused efforts between academic and practice-based educators are offered.

Education initiatives in cognitive debiasing to improve diagnostic accuracy in student providers: A scoping review.

Background: The high prevalence of diagnostic errors by health care providers has prompted medical educators to examine cognitive biases and debiasing strategies in an effort to prevent these errors. The National Academy of Medicine hypothesized that explicit diagnostic reasoning education of all health care professionals can improve diagnostic accuracy.

Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review is to identify, analyze, and summarize the existing literature on student health care providers' use of cognitive debiasing strategies to reduce diagnostic error.

Nurse Educators' Guide to Clinical Judgment: A Review of Conceptualization, Measurement, and Development.

Aim: The purpose of this article is to define clinical judgment, examine valid and reliable instruments to measure the construct, review established strategies by which to develop it, and propose key future nursing education research priorities in clinical judgment.

Background: A pressing interest in prelicensure nursing students' clinical judgment development has emerged in response to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing project Next Generation NCLEX.

Method: Sequential literature reviews uncovered six instruments that measure clinical judgment and 24 studies that demonstrate the effects of high-fidelity simulation on clinical judgment in prelicensure learners.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Nursing Education Research Questionnaire.

Background And Purpose: While nursing students' attitudes about research are generally positive, little is known about their attitudes toward education research. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the newly developed Nursing Students' Attitudes toward Nursing Education Research Questionnaire (NSANERQ).

Methods: The 25-item NSANERQ was adapted from an existing tool measuring nursing students' attitudes toward nursing research.

Simulation for Clinical Preparedness in Pediatric Emergencies: A Pilot Study.

Positive outcomes for pediatric in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest remain low with little change in mortality rates. Infrequently used clinical knowledge and skills decline quickly, contributing to poor quality of resuscitation. The aim of this pilot study exploring the outcomes of repeated pediatric mock code simulations with structured debriefing demonstrated statistically significant differences in participants' knowledge of pediatric emergencies, with no significant decline in resuscitation skills.

Innovative Approach to Address Disability Concepts and Standardized Patients With Disability in an Undergraduate Curriculum.

Background: Despite a growing population of people with disabilities (PWD), health care professionals, including nurses, receive little educational preparation to provide health care to them. To address this issue in nursing education, the faculty of a school of nursing designed and implemented an innovative teaching strategy that can be adopted by other nursing programs and faculty.

Method: A systematic plan was developed and implemented to integrate standardized patients with disabilities (SPWD) into an existing undergraduate nursing program.

Electronic Charting During Simulation: A Descriptive Study.

Informatics is a core competency for nursing students recognized by several national organizations in healthcare and nursing education. Nurses must be able to use information and technology to communicate and manage knowledge in support of clinical decisions. Many hospitals either limit or deny nursing students' access to the electronic health record during traditional clinical learning.

Integrative Review of Interprofessional Simulation in Nursing Practice.

Aim: The aim of this integrative review was to examine what is known about interprofessional (IP) simulation involving practicing nurses.

Background: The use of simulation within health care education and practice has rapidly expanded; however, there is a gap in what is known about the benefits of nurses engaging in IP simulation.

Method: Five reviewers conducted a systematic literature search on studies of IP simulation among practicing nurses, published between January 1, 2010, and July 1, 2016.